# Futures show late-week promise

> A bomb cyclone brought blizzard conditions, heavy rain, and flooding to the Plains, curtailing cattle receipts in Nebraska and the Dakotas. Steers and heifers sold $1-$5 per cwt lower in the North and South Central regions, while feeder futures closed lower but found late-week support from live cattle and lean hogs.

- Date: 2019-03-16 · published 2019-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60230-futures-show-late-week-promise
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-related reductions in cattle marketings and calf crop losses tighten feeder supplies, which supports cattle prices over the medium term. Muddy pens and higher cost of gain also weigh on feedlot demand.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-15 | [2023 Cattle futures strong, can producers hang on?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7180-2023-cattle-futures-strong-can-producers-hang-on.md) | +0.7% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-12 | [Futures Files - Minot Daily News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7779-futures-files-minot-daily-news.md) | -0.3% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-29 | [Hog futures firm on heat-driven supply tightening - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18486-hog-futures-firm-on-heat-driven-supply-tightening-cme-the-pig-site.md) | +1.5% | -3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-04-14 | [Will climate change cause food sources to dwindle? \| Ort Lab](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59444-will-climate-change-cause-food-sources-to-dwindle-ort-lab.md) | +2.0% | -8.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-21 | [Drought Monitor shows slight improvement in Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12992-drought-monitor-shows-slight-improvement-in-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-11-15 | [2023 Cattle futures strong, can producers hang on?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7180-2023-cattle-futures-strong-can-producers-hang-on.md) | +3.2% | +4.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-10-08 | [Development of wheat pasture could mute seasonal low of feeder cattle prices \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62697-development-of-wheat-pasture-could-mute-seasonal-low-of-feeder-cattle-prices.md) | -1.9% | -3.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-07-28 | [Fewer cattle expected as cow herds shrink due to drought \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40618-fewer-cattle-expected-as-cow-herds-shrink-due-to-drought-the-western-producer.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/futures-show-late-week-promise

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